Crime & Safety
Puyallup Man Pleads Guilty to Punching Man, Inducing Coma
Puyallup resident Daman Heath Lehman plead guilty to second-degree assault for punching a man in the face outside Cheers on S. Meridian last year, leaving him in a coma.
Puyallup resident Daman Heath Lehman has been charged with first-degree assault and could face up to a year in prison after Pierce County prosecutors argued for a long sentence, saying his case warranted more time for the crime.
The 21-year-old victim "almost died" after being punched in the face outside of Cheers last April, according to The Tacoma News Tribune.
Lehman, 26, plead guilty to assault today in Pierce County Court. His sentencing is March 22, 2013.
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Court documents show that the younger man was "annoying" Lehman, so that's why he said he punched him. Witnesses said Lehaman attacked the man after he made a comment about his car.
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